TSN: Jets Meter. It moved again. Only 3 clicks left to ‘Drop the Puck’.

Reuters: Media mogul, car dealer seek deal for Winnipeg. Looks like all the hard work is about to pay off. I’m not sure why people can’t get Winnipeg’s population right. According to City of Winnipeg the CMA is 753,600 as of 2010.

True North does not disclose financial figures but is understood to be profitable.

Winnipeg Free Press: NHL stars could shine in Winnipeg. If a team in Wpg stays in the Eastern Conference for 1 season, it will be nice to see teams we won’t normally see regularly.

An Eastern Conference team source has told the Free Press that his club has already been told to expect two trips to Winnipeg next season.

This past season’s local TV broadcasts of Thrashers games were watched by an average of just 6,000 households. The Phoenix Coyotes pulled in 9,000 households. Columbus? Just 10,000. Florida Panthers games were seen by a mere 3,000 households, or fewer than 10,000 people. The average Toronto Maple Leafs local game on Rogers Sportsnet, in contrast, had an audience of 656,000 people. The Ottawa Senators drew 153,000. The Edmonton Oilers, 177,000. And those are mid-week games; weekend audiences for Hockey Night in Canada are even higher.

Winnipeg Free Press: Let us not forget our glorious past. Brown makes a good point (and when a guy is 6’7″ you don’t want to disagree too vociferously with him) when he says decision should be made by the owners who are spending the money to get team to Winnipeg. At same time the fans who buy tickets are not exactly inconsequential to the process and should be given some input to the name.

Market Watch: Winnipeg wins as NHL’s southern strategy fails. While I agree that a new arena and a stronger dollar are very important, the aspect that seems to be downplayed is True North’s control over all facets (i.e. revenue streams) of the MTS Centre.

Winnipeg Sun: New NHL team, new fans. All the hockey fans in Winnipeg who have thrown their allegiance to other teams (including your truly and his affection for the Wings) will quickly return to whatever team plays in Winnipeg.